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THE OUECO.f STATKSM ATI : Jil XDAY. APRIL 1H. 1MO. Ie -Secret Battle Two America Officer Join the German Cocil of Fire In Spain. En ter Cniuny by Siibmarine from Kan Sebaatlan to KiI and Secure tbe 'Plana of the Last Drive 6a Paris, after tbVUriUala and French Had De - dared it Impossible to Obtain Them, 5 Von HindenbarK and . the German High C"onnnand ' Cleverly Deceived by the Pretended Deserters A Thrilling Adrentare that Leads to tbe De feat of the Roche and the Signing of the Armistice The Story of, the Two Mysterious Prisoners Sent from France to the Military Intelligence .Staff in Washington la July Last. - By Major C. E. Rassell ProTOst Marshal, 2nd United States Army American Expeditionary Forces in France Copyright,-119. by Federal Newa Serrice, Inc. (Canadian and Great Britain Rights Reserved) ( (All Rights Reserved) ' PART III ' - SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS After the ablest military service men In the French and British armies fail to secure information in reference to the German plans for the great drive on Paris in the Spring of 1918, this task Is assigned to General Pershing's intelligence staff and an American major is detailed to gain entrance to the German lines. ' Under the guise of an American deserter who has embezxled batal- Uon funds he Is arrested at Henday in France and "escapes." Reaching San Sebastian In Spain, where the bad reputation he has established pre cedes him. he is admitted to the "Group of Five" which controls the German secret service and is sworn into the German army. v -HI first tasks are to rescue a German prince who has been arrested as a spy in France by the American forces and condemned to death, and then to secure the plans of the Liberty Motor. The prince is "rescued" -by' the major and officers of the American military secret serrice and is taken to San Sebastian. Saving the Prince from execution gives the major a high place in the confidence of the Germans. ' The major returns to France in the guise of an American enlisted man, ! A captain in the aviation corps, an expert on motors, , is detailed to act with him as "a deserter who has stolen the plans of the Liberty motor. The major and the captain go to San Sebastian where the German , prince suggests that they be sent to Germany with him on a submarine used i by the German secret service as one-of their lines of comnfanication with Germany, to explain the motor to the High Command. This plan is followed and they leave Spain on a submarine which has - eluded a British destroyer. On . the 'voyage this sights ; the; submarine and discharges a depth bomb Which nearly sinks the sub-sea boat. 'The concussion ; from the explosion is so powerful that every man on board is stunned and for an appreciable time the vessel is without control. .It is not injured and reaches Kiel witnout further adventure., :; The major and captain are kept in Kiel but si short time under the care Of a Captain Schmidt, who never loses an opportunity to covertly Insult them. . . , ' , - - v ' CHAPTER XI. 4- " ... - THE G ERMAN" HIGH C03IMA S D '. (Continued from Last Sunday) . 'Retnralng to their 'room,; the Americans quickly1 finished paeklng their bags and when the-eGrroan captain came for them tbey" were ready to start on what they hoped would be the last stage of their dan gerous journey, . When they arrived at the railroad station,, they were Immediately shown into a private carriage. Cap tain Schmidt gave, orders -that -onder no-eircnmstanee were they-to leave I tne compartment without nlm and that no one was to be admitted un less he' himself came with them. Shortly after leaving Kiel for I'ob leu tbe ttain enterei the tone of the army. 'Although - classified as first class. U was shunted on to a side track and held ta allow troop and supply trains to rush on toward the front. . For the first time the two offi cers were able to study and ascer tain the real conditions behind tne German lines. It was clear to them that even thus early in 1918 the morale of the fighting machine which I the kaiser and his high command had 1 labored sa hard to build up to con quer the world, was crackling under the strain. There were no songs heard now as the troops moved for ward, to the front lines Just a sul len scowl or a muttered curse as an officer passed them. The atuea prop aganda was already at work and its poison was slowly' sapping the vital ity -of the German army. No longer did these men act like victors; in stead they, seemed to realize they were fighting for a lost cause. While waiting for one troop ttain to pass, another came along and stopped on the track opposite to the officers train. Some of the German soldiers, recognizing them as Amer icans and thinking they were prison ers, began to hoot and jeer at them. One soldier who spoke English asked them it It was true that the Ameri cans could only muster 10.000 men to tight in France, and also If it were true that the United States was then at war with Mexico and Japan. When he was asked why. he replied: -jrnat's what tbey tell us. I spent five years in the United States and cannot believe that our officers are telling us the truth. Fearing that if they told this man the truth they might get in serious difficulty, the two officers only laughed. It proved to them, however, mat even tne nigh command was afraid to tell their soldiers the real facts. . .The; train made its way slowly along, passing through the so-called rest areas, where tbe German troops were sent from the front to recuper ate. It was readily seen that their morale was not what might ' be ex pected of a victorious army. The famed ,goosestep was not to be, seen, and. Instead, the men slouched along with' heads down, and stragglers were almost as numerous as marching men. No semblance of order was ob served on tbe march. The troops CAMPUS PLAN "RECENTLY fri i s - - . ! -H I. II U . i Til Ks Li K - - It i t - mm . - n -agfe? sir . & -..n i a in f I , i" 1 1 I . COLLEGES WMM iSSf ' : BE EilPROVED m0m 3' .- ; , ., BY BAPTISTS liilvMS ui1! 1 Bij Financial Allotment Is Granted McMinnviUe' for Reconstruction one Steels orm Sinews of a 4 f- Everytliing5;iHat5is built to en- ' dure must liave 'fine sinews. ' A great ship, a giant locomo jtive, a - huge bridge, a gigantic building. Search for the sinews in a Maxwell and you discover new steels,' fine steels, special steels, steels manufactured to Maxwell's own formulae , - ; . 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Maxwell as their first-choice car wi 1 1 riot be able to get one this year so over rvhelming is thes demand for this remarkable car. OSCAR B. GINGRICH MOTOR & TIRE CO. 371 Court Street .Salem, Oregon CAMPUS PLANS ARE MADE Administration Building First to Go Up, Says President Riley i 'M'MlNNYXLLE. Ore.. April 17. - MCiimnviiie college win be re built. -Of $7000.000 allotted to the institution by the Northern Baptist convention, $400,000 . will be spent on .campus Improvements. Work will soon begin, according to an nouncement Saturday. Building plans adopted are those prepared by A. E. Doyle.' Portland architect. Structures proposed include a so cial center, fine arts and music build Ing, education, biology and geology. three gins' dormitories, a commons and dining hall three men's halls. gymnasium,' men's assembly halli chemistry and pbysics, library, chapel and administration building. "The first - building to be con structed will be the administration building. announced Dr. Leonard W. Riley, president of MeMlnnville college. "It will be three stories hlsh The 'flrsi flppr will be used almost entirely by the science de partments. The1 second floor will have lecture 'and recitation rooms. and also the lower part of the chapel. The third floor will have offices for the administrative officers of tbe col lege., together with the galleries of the chapel and temporary rooms for the library. . "Another, building will be the gym naslum.'175x6t feet, which will be one of the' finest ' structures of its kind on the coast. Every detail of tbe piaar has been carefully worked planned, with a view to the comfort out. Tbe floors, exercise rooms, and social development of the young swimming pool. loeaers. snower Dstns women of the college. It win Mil aad other facilities will give oppor- ,onf fell W4at on the campai. lt wn, velop and maintain ttronr and heal thy bodies.. . , I G rover .who was connected with the "A women's dormitory has beencollege for almost a quarter of a cen- X-VT&'X:r f-' --r - - Vs' AbTr Vs ! tmnl 4mlopmtmt arkeat lrk eIWa rHI tm ess ! farlfltlr ml laatltattoa. Tke inrl 4alBtotrU tll4te tm to tS rmtT mt IW T, rkayrl laitaeUrrlr Vt 1lt a4 tfc mriemtm wmlltmm. srrT irMrt tih ar 4. IMt vn olit. Tk rrrt kH4lB( f the rlls r ti at a trn rac SIMSfa n a ? tkr IIlasa at ae rear. aalalst rattM 114lc a la tW f Ik aral nawn atea aW.. vi a to-a will a Ik rlrat mt ta aw aallaiaaa arartae. II Sa taa aapa la taUtft MtaartUra aa tka atra tara aaar way lata year. . tsry and who at the time of her death last fall occ spied the position of dean of women. "Each of the new buildings will be character! led by harmony, dignity and simplicity. Not ornamentation but permacy has been the chief aim In working out the plans. The hnCllng program at UcVlxft vUle college is the rsallsatioa ef of three ideals aanoasced by rr. Riley when he became preaUesl if MeMlnnville, The ether two rtfrmi to strength of facalty aad esire meat. both of which have been Urr ly sacs red. looked more like a rabble than fight Later on the train moved very slowly and the stops on side tracks were more frequent, while hospital trains, loaded with wounded, passed on ahead. -Here, again, the German commanders showed that they. too. were falling; for lt Is a well estab lished rule in military tactics that wounded men should never encounter fresh troops moving forward. Cer man railroads, nowever. were so overloaded with traffic that they were forced to transport the wound ed back over the same line which the troops used in passing to the front. All day long the major and the captain sat in their compartment and watched the ebb and flow of the Ger man army. While they did not dare to speak of what wss In their minds, nevertheless tbe eye carried the mes sage, and neither one doubted. that the German military machine was in a very demoralized condition. Tbe only question was: "When will it crack wide open?" The long Journey was nearlng Its end when the German captain en- I tered the compartment and told them that they would soon be la Coblenz, their destination. Hero they expected to find the German high command. and here they planned to secure all the Information they could as qntckly as . possible and escape Into etther Holland or Switzerland. The train finally came to a stop In the station. With a very curt. "Fol low me," the German captain led the war through tbe crowds to a wait ing motor car. It was dark when the train arrived In Coblenz. and. as the allied aviators were at this time bombing the Rhine towns, no lights were allowed on the streets. Tnis made lt Impossible for the American officers to observe the conditions In the town. The motor slowly made Its way to a hotel, where the German captain announced: ' "Here yon .will remain until the commanding general desires your presence. Tomorrow. I will bring yon passes, so that you may walk through the town wlthont danger of molesta tion. -The only order you will have to observe is to report at thla-hotel once during the ' forenoon and once during the afternoon and to remain off Ihe streets after dark. I shall be busy at the office ol the command ant, so lt you get Into trouble yon can reach me there. When the gen eral is ready for yon I will be noti fied and will come for yon. That is all." Exhausted from the long and ted ious Journey, the two officers Imme diately retired, and although twice during the night tbe air raid alarm sounded, neither troubled to go to the cellar for safety. (Continued Next Sunday.) Rent Robbers to Have Hard Time in Portland PORTLAND, Ore.. April 1 The city of Portland has ample authority to proceed against profiteering land lords. This Is the substance of the find ings of Attorney Lionel C. Mack ay of the city's legal department, filed with tbe mayor's office today. Mayor Baker recently placed Mackay at the head ef a campaign against exorbitant rents, and request ed as his first move that he deter mine the powers of the city to prose- cuts offenders. . Members of the apartment house owners' association have taken no. action In connection with the rent Investigation of the city council. Her bert Gordon, president of the organ ltallon, said today. "So far as I . know we have not been asked to do so." he said, "and as far as taking independent action Is concerned we have never made any concerted move on rents and rents have never even -come under discus sion at our recent meetings except a statement was made by a member re cently returned from California that rents in Portland are 20 per cent be low tnoso In other coast cities." California Fnnt Is Endangered by Strike SACRAMENTO. April 1 In telegram directed to. President Wil son late today. Governor William D. Stephens asks that tbe railroad la bor board take Immediate action to lave approximately $4,000,000 worth of fruit, said to be rotting on side tracks because of the railroad strike. CUT DOWN YOUR Coffee Expense "Thb U of I I A 1 U V I Ytt IN THE FIVE ii i . .1 A A AND II V II , I - v I - wv 1 V w "In St W ar-a AT N . " i - w Buy the Famous 0) o ta - n-" 01) Quality Coffee America?' 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